Place: Kathmandu, Nepal - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1424/2(3)
Title:: Camp on Hills, Katmundu, Nepal. Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:: View of a camp on the hills, Katmundu, Nepal. Seen in the middle of the photograph is Mary Gaye, wife of the photographer, and their son Arthur, with attendants to the left holding the reins of two ponies.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1888-1892
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1424/2(4)
Title:: [A view of the Hanuman Dhoka (doorway), Kathmandu, from the west.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:: A view of the Hanuman Dhoka (doorway), Kathmandu, from the west. The Hanuman Dhoka takes its name from the statue of Hanuman, Rama's monkey devotee who embodies heroism and intellectual excellence with unwavering devotion to God. The doorway in turn gives its name to the whole Kathmandu palace co...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1888-1892
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1424/3(1)
Title:: [A group posing in front of the equestrian statue of Jung Bahadur Rana at Tundikhel, Kathmandu.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:: View of a group posing in front of the equestrian statue of Jung Bahadur Rana at Tundikhel, Kathmandu.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1888-1892
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1424/3(2)
Title:: [A Rana palace, unidentified. Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. ] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:: View of a palace and garden. There is a tall tree in the middle of the image. A Rana palace, unidentified. Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1888-1892
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1424/3(3)
Title:: [Radha Krishna temple at Teku, Kathmandu.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:: View of Radha Krishna temple at Teku, Kathmandu, showing the Chintamani Tirtha Ghat and a two-story sattal behind. Teku Thapathali is located at the confluence of the Bagmati and Bishnumati rivers. Corresponds to Photo 1424/1(33) (glass plate negative).
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1888-1892
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1424/3(5)
Title:: [A view looking north across the Bagmati River and ghats to the Thapathali Darbar complex, Kathmandu.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:: A view looking north across the Bagmati River and ghats to the Thapathali Darbar complex, Kathmandu. Nain Singh Thapa (1777-1806/07) is credited with building the initial palace complex. The darbar transferred to the Ranas when it was acquired by Nain Singh Thapa's grandson, Jung Bahadur Rana (in...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1888-1892
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1424/3(6)
Title:: [A view from the steps of the Pandra Shivalaya shrines at Pashupati, Kathmandu.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:: A view from the steps of the Pandra Shivalaya shrines at Pashupati, Kathmandu, looking west across the Bagmati River (hidden from view by structures) to the pagoda-style Pashupati temple in the centre-right of the photograph. The temple is named for Pashupati, an incarnation of Shiva and gives it...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1888-1892
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1424/3(9)
Title:: Fountains, Nepal [The Naudhara (“nine spouts”).] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:: View of the Naudhara (“nine spouts”) is located in Godawari municipality at the base of Phulchoki, the tallest hill of the Kathmandu Valley. Phulchoki is on the southern rim of the Valley about 18 kilometres south-east of the Kathmandu Darbar Square. Godawari is elevated enough above the Valley f...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1888-1892
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1424/3(11)
Title:: [Bhadrakali Temple (also known as Shree Lumadhi Bhadrakali), Kathmandu.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:: View of Bhadrakali Temple (also known as Shree Lumadhi Bhadrakali), Kathmandu, a Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Bhadrakali, was built in 1817 at the eastern corner of Tundikhel, Kathmandu. According to one legend, the temple was built at the site where a statue of Bhadrakali was found. It ...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1888-1892
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1424/3(13)
Title:: [A group posed in front of the statue of King Pratap Malla, his wife and son on an elephant at the Rani Pokhari, Kathmandu.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:: View of a group posed in front of the statue of King Pratap Malla, his wife and son on an elephant at the Rani Pokhari, Kathmandu. The pond, built by the king to console his wife upon the death of their son, can be seen on the left side of the photograph.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1888-1892
Extent:: 1 item

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